The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1887-01-11
An Ordinance
TO RAISE SUPPLIES FOR THE
TOWN OF ABBEVILLE. S. &.
FOR THE YEAR 1897,

I(E 1T ORDAINED By THE I%NTENDAET
- and Wardcns OF The Town of Atbcvillc,
>. c., in Council assembled, and BY uuthurit,
Of the same, That a tax for the sums aud in
the manner hereinafter named shall be raised
and paid into the treasury Of the Town Ceun-
ell tor the uses and purposes thereof fim the
year 1887.
SECTION /. On every one hundred dollars
of the cash value Of all real ard personal es-
tate within the incorporation Of the said Town
Of Abbcville the sum of fifteen cents.
SEC 2. On each billiard and pool table or
ten pin alley kept for hire the sum Of Twenty
five Dollars OH the first table or alley and
Twenty five Dollars for each table or alley
more than one kept by the same owner. On
each bagatellc table kept for hire the sum Of
Fifteen Dollars.
SEC. B For each license to retail spiritGus
liquors in the Trwn of Abbeville tho sum of
Two Hundred Dollars for the year, beginning
with the first day of January, 1887, and end
sums payable IN three equal i%nstallments in
advance, said dealer or dealers to give bond
ind security for payment of SAID sum of mon
ey, and il at any time during the year the said
dealer ordcalcrs should go out of business the
whole amount of Two Hundred Dollars shall
Immediately become due and payable, and
any person or pers ms doing business the
whole or any part of the wear shall pay the
whole sum of Two Hundred Dollars.
SEC 4. That all male persons between the
"SSo VI IL ~ NclIS, except luoSc
physically unable to caru IL support, are liable
to road duty and shall be required to work
on the roads, sidewalks, and streets within
the incorporation of the Town Of Abbcvillv
five days under tho direction of the Tnwl,
Council The communication for said road du-
ty to be the sum of Two Dollars to he paid at
the time of payment OF other taxes, to wit, on
or before the first day of March. Ali persons
refusing ur failing to work five full days to BE-
accepted and approved b.: the Council or pay
Tho n k,r, an -, t ,};n, ,k,JI u. l;.L1a l..
such fine and prunltysas The Council may i'm
pose.
SEC. 5. That all itincrant auctionaers, ped
d'crs, and "tncr transient persons, excep:
vendors of farm produce raised in the County,
Offering ut re, all any goods whatsoever Tor
sale, shall pay u license of not more than
Twenty-Five Dollars nor less than One Dollar
per day.
SIC. q. That all cir. uses shall pny Il license
"f One Hundred Dollars Tor each and every
exhibi:i"n; and all other shows, including
what are commonly known as sidc-shuws at
tachcd to Il circus shall pay Il license of not
more than Fifty nor less than Two Dollars for
each exhibition.
SEC. 7. That all returns shall be made un-
der oath on or before the first day of Febru-
airy, 1887, and all taxes shall BE- due and pnv-
able on or before The first day uf March, 1851.
II any person or persons shall refuse or neg
lect payment of the taxes herein levied within
the time specified the Treasury Of the Town
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add twenty per centum penalty, and If the tax
with tie penalty is not paid with. n thirty days
thereafter, it shall be the duty nithe Treasurer
OF the Council to issue executions therefor
Immediately and collect the same BY due
process of law, as provided in the charter nj
said Town of Abbcville
SEC. s. The Town Council or . quor m
thereof shall constitute II bourd of as.sssurs
to aftix the value oi property returned for
taxation.
SEC. y. 1t any person or persons shall refuse
or neglect to make n return of. their Property
for taxation within the time prescribed here.
in, the return of last year with twenty per
centum added shall be deemed and taken by
the Treasurer to be the true value of their
property for taxation and it shall be- assessed
at thatrate.
Done and Ratified in Council and the seal Of
the Town Council affixed this day Of January,
eighteen hundred and eighty-seven. -
W. g. MCGOWAN,
JONES +. MILLER, Intendant.
Secretary.
Ian & 1897